Or was there any turmoil at all?

Then again, if you believe what's coming out of the studio, then the above report's got to be false. 2/11/99

Sizemore sees red over rift reports
By Stephen Schaefer, Special for USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES - Tom Sizemore may be one of Hollywood's most dependable tough guys in movies like Saving Private Ryan and Bringing Out the Dead, but he wants the world to know that despite articles to the contrary, there were no fights with Val Kilmer on the set of Red Planet.

"This is ridiculous! There was no restraining order!" - as alleged in a tabloid - Sizemore says. "Val and I are friends. A lot of people say nasty things about him . . . We did Heat, and he was sweet to me. We're together (in Red Planet) from Page 6 to the end, every day, for 16 hours. And we've had a really good time. "

Kilmer concurs. "The idea that Tom and I have taken out restraining orders . . . is completely untrue. I have known Tom for many years and have the utmost respect for him as a person and actor."

Red Planet, which co-stars Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix) and Benjamin Bratt, opens June 16.

Sizemore, 35, now in Play It to the Bone, has had his on-set difficulties, including a tussle with Marc Anthony in Bringing Out the Dead. "Warner Bros. decided it would be better if we all just didn't comment on any of this. But thetabloids have just gone on and on. I think it's because they just like (the headline) 'Star Wars' - anything with Star Wars is hot again."